Tommy Tiernan milks applause and tackles sacred cows at Live at the Marquee
The crowd were all dressed up and many had a pint or cocktail or two and were ready to be entertained. Laughter bubbled up the moment he took to the stage but Tiernan took nothing for granted.
He had a planned routine but is seasoned enough to veer away from it to make a cutting local observation or to eviscerate a second heckler who didn’t learn from the first one — and then get right back on track.

